Being Princess Pauper

What to prepare for a meal train/love meal Avoid red sauces - they're not good for breastfeeding new mamas, those who deal with heartburn, and they're entirely overdone anyways.  Chicken Pot Pie Roast, Potatoes, Carrots Pulled Pork or Chicken with Rolls Meatloaf Chicken Alfredo Bake Stuff for Nachos/Tacos French Toast Casserole Pots of Soup Turkey Breast and Mashed Potatoes Italian Beef Chicken and Noodles Chicken and Stuffing Take a Sandwich Tray Pork Tenderloin with carrots and potatoes Include dessert or snacks for the kids! Paper plates are always welcomed! If you think they have plenty of dinners, send breakfast stuff. Pre-cooked Bacon Orange Juice Frozen Biscuit 'Pucks' Egg Cups Muffins

What to do with smashed bread Use it for meatloaf Use it for stuffing Make croutons Use it for meatballs Make and egg casserole bread pudding

What to do with leftover taco meat freeze in snack sized portions chili serve over a baked potato nachos salad quesadillas add to meatloaf mixture enchiladas taco salad queso with rotini and salsa add to macaroni and cheese taco lasagna Mexican pizzas taco stuffed shells taco stuffed peppers taco spaghetti add to omelets add to velveeta cheese for a dip taco rice add corn and top with mashed potatoes for a Mexican shepherd's pie stuffed grilled cheese

To-Go Meals/Snacks for Busy Days Out of the House Game days, errands, road trips, etc. Sandwiches Pasta Salads Lettuce Salads Hot Dogs in a Large Thermos Chicken Salad Wraps BLTs Yogurt/Cheese Sticks for Protein Veggies with Hummus Cold Fried Chicken and Potato Salad Pasta from the thermos and salad and garlic bread Taco meat in a thermos

Ideas for using rice marinated beef strips over rice beef and broccoli pineapple chicken Korean beef shrimp scampi over rice chicken and rice soup chicken and rice casserole in gumbo burrito bowls serve with stirfry fried rice kielbasa with peppers add to soups red beans and rice black beans and rice cabbage rolls rice pudding broccoli and cheese Spanish rice Mexican rice jambalaya

The Ultimate List of Ground Beef Ideas meatloaf hamburgers add to mac and cheese cheeseburger soup tacos stuffed peppers cabbage rolls spaghetti shepherd's pie chili sloppy joes philly cheese steak style sandwiches taco soup goulash hamburger gravy over mashed potatoes or noodles or biscuits lasagna nachos meatballs maidrites taco salad enchiladas burrito bowls tater tot casserole pizza rolls Salisbury steak

Can I stretch 2 chicken breasts for 4 people? Cut into 1/2 thickness and pound out.  Bread and Fry. Shred and top salads Cut into small pieces and use in quesadillas Make chicken fried rice Cut small, and use in chicken helper Shred the meat and make sliders fajitas with lots of peppers and onions add to a stirfry with extra veggies make chicken and dumplings add to chicken alfredo make pot pie make chicken and rice Make chicken kabobs...with lots of veggies

Bread from the Clearance Cart French Bread Pizzas Freezer Garlic Bread Freeze it!  Bread Pudding Meatball Subs Overnight French Toast Casserole Croutons French Toast Breadcrumbs for meatloaf

What can I do with leftover steak? fajitas tacos steak, eggs, potatoes for breakfast throw on top of a salad broccoli and steak stirfry add to quesadillas beef tips in gravy over noodles beef enchiladas slice them thin for steak sandwiches beef pot pie steak chili burrito bowls beef burritos philly cheesesteaks fried rice with caramelized onions and mushrooms add to breakfast biscuits

Using Up Bacon Grease Use for stovetop popcorn Add to greens Add to beans Cook your eggs in it Make refried beans Add to cooked veggies for flavoring Use instead of Crisco or oil when making cornbread Use it for grilled cheese instead of butter Cook your home fries in it Flavor Green beans and onions Make Bacon Gravy Cook cabbage Add to potato salad Use it when making fried rice Use in salad dressings Toast your buns with it for sandwiches Use it for homemade tortillas Fry tortillas in it and salt them for homemade chips

What do I do with Asparagus? Wrap in bacon and bake drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper, Italian seasonings - wrap with aluminum foil and stick on the grill marinade the stalks in Italian dressing for an hour or two and put on the grill steam them with butter saute them in lemon juice and lemon pepper seasoning add to a stirfry

What do I do with ground chicken? buffalo chicken burgers tacos chicken nuggets white chili replace ground beef in other recipes

Potluck Ideas pasta salad baked macaroni and cheese broccoli and cheese casserole cheesecake corn casserole brownies and cookies green bean casserole deviled eggs lasagna cake rice crispy treats fruit salad chili cheesy potatoes homemade coleslaw green beans and potatoes baked beans scalloped potatoes beef and noodles

What to do with canned tuna tuna salad on crackers tuna salad sandwiches tuna helper tuna patties tuna noodle casserole tuna melts add to macaroni and cheese with some frozen peas tuna salad stuffed tomatoes or bell peppers add to alfredo add to a salad

What to do with Turkey Breasts Slice for turkey club sandwiches cook in crockpot with cream of chicken soup, mushroom gravy packet, and sliced onion on top cut in small pieces, salt and pepper them and roll in flour, fry them until brown.  Make gravy, add the pieces back to the gravy and serve them over mashed potatoes crockpot with bbq sauce fajitas filet into cutlets. beat to tenderize. dip in Italian dressing, then seasoned breadcrumbs with garlic and parmesan and deep fry or bake at 375 pound out, roll with stuffing, bake turkey and dumplings turkey and noodles tacos turkey tetrazzini

What to do with Smoked Sausage Fry with potatoes and onion Slice and cook in bbq sauce and serve on buns season red beans and rice eat with eggs and toast cook potatoes in chicken broth and add sausage and green beans add to macaroni and cheese add to scalloped potatoes fry with onion and peppers add to alfredo sauce cook in Italian dressing with noodles and broccoli add to a box of zatarain's jambalaya with marinara and gnocchi put in Spanish rice add to ramen on kabobs with pineapple on a bun with potato soup in lentil soup in navy bean soup in cabbage soup

Meals that can be made exclusively from dollar tree items Pasta Salad - pasta, frozen broccoli/cauliflower, Italian dressing Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, served with green beans and garlic toast Pancakes with Syrup and Turkey Bacon Scrambled Eggs and Toast Jambalaya Mix with Smoked Sausage, served with green beans and cornbread Pasta with Alfredo Sauce and Spinach Grilled Cheese, Tater Tots, Tomato Soup Scrambled Eggs, Hash browns, Tortillas (can roll into breakfast burritos) Spring rolls, Orange Chicken, Rice Beef Stew over Rice Stirfry Veggies, Stirfry sauce, Rice Peanut Butter and Jelly, Bread, Chips Can of Tuna, Tuna Helper, side of carrots Pizza Crust, Sauce, Cheese, and a can of pineapple Refried Beans, Tortillas, Cheese, Corn Black Beans, Rice, Tortillas Fried Rice (Rice, Soy Sauce, Eggs) with Veggies Red Beans and Rice, Smoked Sausage, Cornbread Chicken Patties, Buns, Broccoli/Cauliflower Smoked Sausage, Macaroni and Cheese, Green Beans C...

Jazzing up your grilled cheese sandwiches add tomato add bacon add tomato and bacon add ham add ham and a fried egg add pepperoni add tomato and basil and use garlic butter on outsides add sloppy joe meat add fried egg and use pepper jack cheese with grilled onions, bacon, and provolone cheddar and jalapeno with thinly sliced steak add bacon and egg add chicken pieces

What do I do with Canned Potatoes? slice them and fry add to greenbeans add to soups and stews fry with onion

Easy Appetizers or Snacks for a party hotwings soup shooters pinwheels meatballs cheese and crackers soft pretzel bites individual serving size nachos chips and salsa veggies and dips deviled eggs potato skins shrimp cocktail mozzarella sticks mini taquitos (cut frozen ones in half) lil smokies in crescent rolls lil smokies in bbq sauce

Topping Baked Potatoes Broccoli and Cheese Chili BBQ Beef or Pork Baked Beans and Cheese Taco Meat and Cheese Pico de Gallo

Jazzing Up Ramen Noodles (or plain pasta) veggies and hot sauce (beef flavor) add a touch of a1 sauce add chicken and corn taco meat, tomatoes, and chicken red onion, jalapeno, lime, and cilantro veggies, scramble egg, and soy sauce kielbasa can of tomato soup onion, carrots, cabbage, and soy sauce can of chili butter and garlic  (and parmesan cheese) top with bacon and eggs chili powder teriyaki sauce tomatoes and onions (beef flavor) carrots and ground beef shrimp, mushrooms, and Worcestershire sauce alfredo sauce Italian dressing and broccoli

What to do with leftover hotdog buns peanut butter and banana sandwiches sloppy joes mini subs mini meatball subs chili cheese bread tear up and add to dressing top with pizza toppings and broil turn into garlic bread hot ham and cheese sandwiches make French dip sandwiches turn into crutons make polish sausage sandwiches

What to do with cream of chicken soup boil noodles in broth and then add the can of soup to thicken make chicken pot pie pour over chicken breasts and bake in the over flavored rice a roni and the soup, add chicken for chicken and rice use to thicken chicken and dumplings top pork chops and sliced potatoes and bake

Oatmeal Add Ins peanut butter apples and raisins fried apples pie filling pumpkin and pie spice chocolate chips maple syrup flavored coffee creamer vanilla ice cream brown sugar and raisins apple butter peanut butter and jelly peanut butter and chocolate banana and chocolate chip nutella peanut butter and raisins broke up candy (holiday leftovers?) marshmallows and chocolate chips crushed oreos and vanilla creamer blueberries frozen berries chunky applesauce butter and brown sugar flavored yogurt

Macaroni and Cheese Add Ins bacon and mushrooms bacon and tomatoes basil chili powder bbq chicken pieces kielbasa salsa hotdogs ground beef taco meat black beans leftover chicken lobster or crab meat broccoli ground beef and tomatoes bacon ham hot sauce frozen veggie tuna peas ground beef and salsa chicken and red pepper flakes

How to jazz up plain white rice butter, salt and pepper add soy sauce serve with gravy butter and parmesan cheese serve with broccoli and a cheese sauce top with bbq pork add kielbasa and bbq sauce add tomatoes, cilantro, and corn add furikake add lime and cilantro add sugar and milk add a can of rotel add a can of cream of chicken soup add salsa add Worcestershire sauce add a can of stewed tomatoes, garlic, and butter add rotel, black beans, and corn add catalina dressing green onion, black pepper, and soy sauce

What do you make using a ham bone? navy beans, onion, celery add to potatoes and greenbeans ham and potato soup lentil soup - 1# lentils, 2 cans broth, 2 carrots, 1 potato, 1 onion, 1 celery stalk, 4 c water, 1 tsp thyme, salt and pepper flavor your vegetable soup add to pintos red beans and rice

Ideas for Homemade Hot Pockets or Empanadas Use: Biscuit dough, pizza dough, croissant dough, empanada dough... chicken and sautéed onions fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and corn tomatoes and mozzarella cheese and garlic butter chicken, cheese, and broccoli chili and cheese sausage and gravy pie filling eggs and smoked sausage peanut butter and chocolate mushrooms and swiss cheese steak and mozzarella taco meat broccoli and cheese chicken and alfredo sauce ham and cheese meatballs peanut butter and jelly bbq chicken crumbled black bean patties macaroni and cheese eggs and hashbrowns bacon, egg, and cheese meatloaf ground beef and cheese sloppy joe mixture pulled pork roast and veggies pizza fillings

What do I do with Pork Stew Meat? add to stirfry and serve over rice make pork carnitas cook in bbq sauce fry them and add to salads fry them with garlic powder and stuff in tortillas add sweet and sour sauce and serve over rice

What to do with extra salsa top chicken breasts and bake top a baked potato top scrambled eggs use on a salad instead of dressing add black beans and eat like a dip with tortilla chips

What to do with Leftover Cornbread Cut in half horizontally and serve with syrup Use for breakfast sandwiches instead of biscuits Top them with Pinto Beans Top them with Chili Make Croutons and add to a salad

What to do with Beef Tips or Stew Meat Cook in BBQ sauce Cook in Cream of Mushroom Soup and serve over Mashed Potatoes Flour them and fry, make pan gravy, serve over rice mix with onions and peppers and serve on hoagies cook in spaghetti sauce beef burgundy chili beef kabobs beef stew veggie soup stroganoff cook with an Asian sauce such as teriyaki fajitas stirfry

Ideas for Cooking Pork chops Butterfly them and stuff with dressing, bake. Top with Cream of Mushroom soup and bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees Top them with caramelized onions Bread them and fry them (make a pan gravy with the drippings) But them on the grill Bake with bbq sauce

What To Do With Leftover Chicken Fajitas Fried Rice Tortilla Soup Quesadillas Add to Fettuccine Alfredo BBQ Pizza Cheesy Chicken and Rice Make a pot pie Chicken and Noodles White Chili Enchiladas White Pizza Add to Salad Chicken Salad Sandwiches BBQ Chicken Sandwiches Chicken Spaghetti Taquitos Tacos

What To Do With Leftover Chili Chili Mac Frito Pie Chili Dogs Top Baked Potatoes Chili Cheese Fries Chili Cheese Tots Serve it over Rice Thin it just a little and add dumplings to it Stuff it in an Omelet Serve in tortillas with scrambled eggs Put in a casserole, top with cornbread batter, bake. Freeze it in single serving sizes for quick lunches If it is a thick chili, put inside biscuit dough or pizza dough for 'hot pockets' Use to stuff empanadas Add cream cheese to make a dip. Add velveeta cheese to make a dip. Thin it and add pasta for soup

What to do with crabmeat add to scrambled eggs add to alfredo sauce add to stirfry add to quiche add to a salad add to buttered noodles stuff ravioli wrap in bacon and broil add to mac and cheese add to fried rice use in stuffed pasta shells

Menu Plan #1 ~Monday~ B: Cinnamon Toast and Fruit L: Lunchmeat Sandwiches and Chips D: Smoked Sausage, Onions, and Potatoes ~Tuesday~ B: Pancakes L: Potato Soup and Grilled Cheese D: Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Corn on the Cob ~Wednesday~ B: Egg and Cheese Biscuits L: Peanut Butter and Jelly and Baby Carrots D: Black Beans and Rice, Tortillas, Queso Fresco ~Thursday~ B: Oatmeal with Butter and Brown Sugar and Pecans L: Leftovers or Fried Egg Sandwiches D: Fettuccine Alfredo with Broccoli and Garlic Toast ~Friday~ B: Eggs in a Basket L: Leftovers or Sandwiches D: Chicken Tortilla Soup topped with Avocado ~Saturday~ B: 'Dippy' Eggs (over-easy) and Toast L: Leftovers or Sandwiches D: BBQ Chicken, Sweet Potatoes, Asparagus ~Sunday~ B: Peanut Butter Toast and Smoothies L: Leftovers or Sandwiches D: Penne and Meatballs with Garlic Toast